Dear Friends

Our district's first Golden Apple Award recipients are Tiffany Iverson, paraeducator at Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus), and Jordan Johnson, band teacher at Snohomish High School! We are so excited to be able to recognize these two amazing team members!

Read more about Tiffany and Jordan and their nominations at www.sno.wednet.edu/goldenapplerecipients.

The next Golden Apple Awards will be presented in January 2024. The Golden Apple Award recognizes staff members for their above and beyond service to help create an educational community that ignites a passion for learning where every student is known and empowered along with exemplifying Snohomish School District’s core values of being student-focused, cultivating a culture of belonging, and an equitable, caring environment for others to thrive. District colleagues, students, parents/guardians, and community members are encouraged to nominate a staff member at any time! Click here to nominate a staff member!

Tiffany and Jordan, we are proud to recognize you as recipients of the Golden Apple Award. Thank you for all you do for our students, staff, families, schools, and community. Congratulations!

Surprise! Snohomish School District has another Star 101.5 morning show Teacher of the Week! 5th grade teacher Shari Glover at Totem Falls Elementary was nominated by a former student and her parents.

Morning show hosts, Curt and Jen surprised Glover and her 5th grade students yesterday to present her with her award. The student's even received STAR 101.5 goodie bags. To hear all about Glover, make sure to tune into radio station 10.1.5, Curt and Jen-In the Morning Show, Thursday, October 26, at 7:45 a.m.

To learn more about Star 101.5's Teacher of the Week, please visit www.star1015.com/2023/09/04/teacher-of-the-week/ Congratulations, Shari! And thank you, Curt and Jen!

It’s fall parent/guardian/teacher conference week - October 23-27. Please contact your child’s school for school-specific parent/guardian/teacher conference dates, times, and other details.

Please note that AIM High School and Parent Partnership Program conference and half-day early release day schedules are different from the schedule noted below and will be communicated directly from each school to families. Click here for information for parents/guardians on conference scheduling through Skyward/Family Access.

October 23 Week Schedule
Monday, October 23

• Elementary, middle and high schools attend school for the full, regular day.
• No parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be scheduled.
• Regular in-school food service will be provided.

Tuesday, October 24

• Half-day early release for elementary, middle, and high schools.
• Parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be scheduled between noon-3:30 p.m. at all district elementary schools and between 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at all district middle and high schools.
  
• Parent/guardian/teacher conferences will also be scheduled between 4:30-7 p.m. at Central Emerson Elementary (Central Campus).
• Elementary, middle, and high school students can grab a lunch to-go at dismissal. Please note that these lunches will be charged against a student’s food service account.

Wednesday, October 25

• Half-day early release for elementary, middle, and high schools.
• Parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be scheduled between noon-3:30 p.m. at all district elementary schools and between 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at all district middle and high schools.
• Parent/guardian/teacher conferences will also be scheduled between 4:30-7 p.m. at:

• Cathcart Elementary

• Little Cedars Elementary

• Seattle Hill Elementary

• Totem Falls Elementary

• Centennial Middle School

• Snohomish High School

• AIM High School

• Elementary, middle, and high school students can grab a lunch to-go at dismissal. Please note that these lunches will be charged against a student’s food service account.

Thursday, October 26

• Half-day early release for elementary, middle, and high schools.
• Parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be scheduled between noon-3:30 p.m. at all district elementary schools and between 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at all district middle and high schools.
• Parent/guardian/teacher conferences will also be scheduled between 4:30-7 p.m. p.m. at:

• Cascade View Elementary

• Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus)

• Dutch Hill Elementary

• Machias Elementary

• Riverview Elementary

• Valley View Middle School

• Glacier Peak High School

• Elementary, middle, and high school students can grab a lunch to-go at dismissal. Please note that these lunches will be charged against a student’s food service account.

Friday, October 27

• Half-day early release for elementary, middle, and high schools.
• No parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be scheduled.
• Elementary, middle, and high school students can grab a lunch to-go at dismissal. Please note that these lunches will be charged against a student’s food service account.

Did you know that sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in exercising or at play young people on school campus and is typically the result of undiagnosed structural or electrical heart disease? The best way to detect life threatening heart conditions is through a heart screening developed for young hearts that includes a comprehensive family health history, electrocardiogram (EKG/electrical) and potentially an echocardiogram (ECHO/ultrasound).

The Nick of Time Foundation will be conducting FREE heart screenings district for youth (ages 12-24) at Snohomish High School (SHS) on Wednesday, November 1, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Screening appointments are available on a first-come, first-serve basis for any child, athlete or not, regardless of where enrolled in school. Any person (ages 12-24) is welcome and encouraged to register and get screened!

Appointments still available! As of 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, October 24, the following appointment times remain available for the Wednesday, November 1, Nick of Time Foundation screenings:

Glacier Peak High School (GPHS students registered at GPHS will ride district bus to/from screenings and should register with this link.)

• Only girls appointments available at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
• Boys spots are FULL.

Snohomish High School (SHS students, GPHS students providing own transportation to/from screenings, and students from district middle schools and other schools should register with this link. District middle school students and students from other schools must provide own transportation to/from screenings.)

• Boys appointments available at 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.
• Girls appointments available at 9:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.

Check out our fall theatre performance - You Can’t Take It with You. This theatre production will be held November 10-11 and November 17-18 in the Glacier Peak High School Performing Arts Center. Winner of the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, You Can’t Take It with You, is the story of Grandpa Vanderhof and his wacky family, the Sycamores. Click here for performance and ticketing information. Tickets are available online after Friday, November 3.

Due to a recent change in the Android privacy policy, Traversa Ride 360 users will need to disable and reenable their My Stop Student Scan and/or Delayed Bus Notifications to continue receiving notifications. Follow these steps in the My Stop app to continue to receive Student Scan and/or Delayed Bus notifications:

1. Open the My Stop app from the Android device
2. Select Setup
3. Turn off the Student Scan notification and/or the Delayed Bus notification
4. Turn on the Student Scan notification and/or the Delayed Bus notification

Please contact the district's student transportation support team at 360-563-3535 or email transportation@sno.wednet.edu with any questions or concerns.

The November 7 general election features races for county, judicial, city, school, fire, water and wastewater, sewer, hospital, and port districts. It also features local ballot measures for several city, fire, and EMS districts.

There are two Snohomish School District School Board positions on the November 7 ballot. School Board members represent the interests of the entire Snohomish School District. Although there can only be one board member from each boundary district (1-5), all district voters cast ballots for all board member positions.

Below are some important Snohomish County voter reference materials:

• Washington Secretary of State - Register, update, and learn what’s on your ballot at www.myvote.wa.gov
• Click here for Snohomish County elections and voter registration information

And if you are a 16- and 17-year-old in the state of Washington, you can pre-register to vote! Registrants under the age of 18 will have their registrations held until they become eligible to vote.

Visit www.myvote.wa.gov to:

• Register to vote
• Request a replacement ballot
• Update voter registration info
• View a listing of your elected officials
• View what elections are impacted at the address on file
• View ballot status (mailed, received, not received, etc.)

As a reminder, ballot boxes are located at:

• Centennial Middle School
• Glacier Peak High School
• Sno-Isle Library in downtown Snohomish

Completed ballots can also be put in any USPS mailbox. No stamp is needed!

Many of our schools have planned Veterans Day assemblies in early November. All veterans, families and community members are welcome to attend any or all of these events. There is no school on Friday, November 10.

High schools

• AIM High School – Students will be learning about the meaning of Veterans Day and discussing the importance of honoring all of our veterans during their advisory class on Thursday, November 9.
• Glacier Peak High School – Thursday, November 9, at 9:10 a.m. in the gym.
• Snohomish High School – Annual Veterans Day Assembly and Breakfast on Thursday, November 9. Veterans social (continental breakfast) is at 7:30 a.m. in the student center followed by an assembly at 8:25 a.m. in the gym.

Middle schools

• Centennial Middle School – Thursday, November 9, from 1-2 p.m. in the gym.
• Valley View Middle School – Wednesday, November 8, at 8:30 a.m. in the gym.

Elementary schools and Parent Partnership Program

• Cascade View Elementary – Monday, November 13, at 10:30 a.m. in the commons/gym.
• Cathcart Elementary – Thursday, November 9 at 10:45 a.m. in the school gym. We are asking veterans and active military members who will be attending to please notify the school office by Friday, November 3, so that you may be properly honored.
• Central Emerson Elementary (Central Campus) – For the first week of November students will gather information from families about veterans they know. Students will read books about what it means to be a veteran, sing patriotic songs and create a display to honor those who have served.
• Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus) – Thursday, November 9, at 8:45 a.m. in the commons/gym.
• Dutch Hill Elementary – Thursday, November 9, from 9:15-9:45 a.m. (K-3) and 10:05-10:35 a.m. (4-6) in the commons/gym. Refreshments will be served to veterans and their families from 9:45-10 a.m.
• Little Cedars Elementary – Thursday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the commons/gym.
• Machias Elementary – Wednesday, November 8, at 9 a.m. in the commons/gym.
• Riverview Elementary – Wednesday, November 8 at 9:05 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the commons/gym.
• Seattle Hill Elementary – Thursday, November 9 at 9 a.m. in the gym.
• Totem Falls Elementary – Thursday, November 9, at 2:15 p.m. (student assembly) and 6:30 p.m. (concert) in the commons/gym. Guests are welcome at both events.
• Parent Partnership Program - Students will be participating in classroom-based activities during the first two weeks of November.

Glacier Peak High School has four Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program!

• Keyush Attarde
• Nikolai Knowlton
• Gil Mossburg
• Angus Van Valey

About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2024 competition for National Merit Scholarship Awards, Commended Students place among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2024 competition by taking the 2022 preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Join us in extending a round of applause to these amazing students!

Our FIRST Team 2930 Sonic Squirrels are off to a terrific start! The Sonic Squirrels, who are made up of robotics student team members from Glacier Peak High School and Snohomish High School and teacher and team advisor Sean Wilson, competed at the 2023 Washington Girls’ Generation robotics competition at Tahoma High School this weekend. The goal for Girls’ Generation is to provide an inclusive experience for underrepresented communities in STEM.

After the qualifying rounds the team qualified in the top position (for only the 2nd time in team history) allowing the Sonic Squirrels to be the captains of the #1 alliance for the playoffs. The team chose Jackson High School and Bellevue High School as its alliance partners for the playoffs. During the playoffs the Sonic Squirrels alliance went undefeated and won the entire competition! A huge round of applause to the team who did a great job representing themselves and the district this weekend! We are so proud!

Our Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) continues to have space available for this school year (especially during the 1-4 p.m. session).

ECEAP serves income-qualifying 3- to 5-year-old students in a developmentally appropriate preschool environment and collaborates with families to meet goals. Foster families, families caring for a child not their own (kinship care), children adopted from kinship or foster care, families experiencing homelessness and students with special needs may qualify.

Please fill out the district Preschool Inquiry Form at www.sno.wednet.edu/preschoolform. Upon completion of the form, a district enrollment specialist will be in touch! Feel free to call 360-563-4641 to learn more as well.

The 2024-2025 Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center application opens at 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 2. Students can learn more about the programs offered at Sno-Isle through the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center website or at their Future Student Open House (Thursday, November 2 from 6-8 p.m.).

2023 Apprenticeship Career & Job Fair at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, November 16. RSVP at https://naw23.eventbrite.com/ Meet 30+ apprenticeships during Snohomish County's Apprenticeship Week celebration. This event includes hands-on activities for all ages and free BBQ!

Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center, located near Paine Field in Everett, is a cooperative effort of 14 local school districts. The purpose of skills centers like Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center is to provide preparatory training, certification, and post-secondary credit to students, who can then choose to continue their education, go straight to work, or both.

Occupations are organized into broad clusters or “pathways” based on characteristics of the job. The 22 programs offered at Sno-Isle TECH represent these five pathways: Information Technology, Business Marketing & Management, Human Services, Science & Health, and Trade & Industry. Please visit the Sno-Isle Tech website for complete information on each class offered. Each class has a short video and syllabus available for download.

• Click here to be redirected to the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center website.
• Click here to download the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center 2023-2024 calendar.

For additional information, please contact Sno-Isle TECH at 425-348-2220 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., or email info@snoisletech.com.

Each year, the Snohomish School District holds the Kids in the Kitchen/Junior Chef Competition, which is sponsored by the Food Services Department. District 4th - 6th grade students are invited to submit recipes for their favorite after-school snacks. The recipes, which must be submitted by Friday, December 8, do not have to be original. They can be family recipes or from cookbooks, the internet, etc. For more information about this annual district student cooking event, visit www.sno.wednet.edu/cookingcontest. The online recipe submission form is available at www.sno.wednet.edu/cookingcontest/recipeform.

We are looking for adults interested in getting involved in the work and activities of the Snohomish School District? Click here for an online interest form for you to complete, so when an opportunity arises, we will know of your interest. Community engagement is a priority for our school district, and we are looking for adults who are interested in getting more involved at a district level. Involvement could include participating on committees or focus groups.

If you are interested, please click here to complete an online interest form. As potential opportunities for involvement arise throughout the school year, we will be in touch with those who have expressed interest.

Human Growth and Development will be taught each year during 5th and 6th grade and Sexual Health will be taught in 7th, 8th and 9th grade. Families are invited to attend a webinar to learn about the health standards, activities and resources that will be used to teach each of the topics, and the opt-out process. Please see details below.

• Elementary Human Growth and Development - To be held by webinar from 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, November 2

  • Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device - please click this URL to join: https://snohomishsd.zoom.us/j/92111428417?pwd=cWRiMG96K3dLS09UTDJ1OHJlMG1RZz09 - Passcode: 932935

  • Or join by phone: US: +1 253 215 8782 or +1 253 205 0468 - Webinar ID: 921 1142 8417

• Secondary Sexual Health - To be held by webinar from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, November 2

  • Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device - please click this URL to join: https://snohomishsd.zoom.us/j/93405845769?pwd=cWF5Vy93THhjYngrOS9waVRxZWtpZz09 - Passcode: 896734

  • Or join by phone: US: +1 253 215 8782 or +1 253 205 0468 - Webinar ID: 934 0584 5769

Learn more at www.sno.wednet.edu/healtheducation.

If your student is currently in grades K-3 and you are interested in your student receiving highly capable services to include learning opportunities with more depth, complexity, and acceleration in the classroom please be aware of the following information. Students currently identified for highly capable K-3 services do not need to go through the K-3 referral process.

Printed referral packets for the K-3 highly capable program are available in all elementary schools, and on the Snohomish School District websites in English, Spanish and Russian. The completed referral packet is due Wednesday, November 8 and can be turned in at your home school or the Snohomish School District office (drop box located by the main entrance) located at 1601 Avenue D in Snohomish. Click here to learn more.

If you have questions, you may contact Linda Varner at 360-563-7296 or Belinda Kelly at 360-563-7258.

The Snohomish Education Foundation (SEF) invites you to join them at their Annual Fundraising Auction - “Power of Education Unites Us" - on Saturday, November 11, at the Tulalip Casino Resort.

The SEF annual auction is their main fundraising event to benefit the students, teachers, and families of the Snohomish School District. Since 1986, the Snohomish Education Foundation has funded and managed more than $3 million in scholarships to graduating high school seniors, funded more than $1.1 million in classroom grants to teachers and staff, and provided financial support for nearly $650,000 in Snohomish School District K-12 programs.

• 6-7:20 p.m. - Silent auction
• 7:30 p.m. - Dinner
• 7:45 p.m. - Live auction

Tickets to the annual fundraising event are $150/each. For more information call 360-568-5292 or email auction@snoed.org. To register online visit https://snoed.ejoinme.org/2023Auction. Tulalip discounted rooms are available by calling 1-866-716-7162. Mention the "Snohomish Education Foundation Auction" to receive a discount and reserve your room for this fun, charitable event!

Join us at the Skykomish Valley Indian Education Snohomish Culture Night and Potluck!

• 6-7:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 2
• Snohomish School District Resource and Service Center at 1601 Avenue D in Snohomish

Native American families involved in Skykomish Valley Indian Education (SVIE) and Native families interested in learning more about our program and signing up, are invited to join us. This is a chili and cornbread feed with families invited to bring traditional dishes for tasting.

SVIE is a federally funded program serving Native students in the Snohomish, Monroe, and Sultan school districts who are enrolled tribal members or have a parent/guardian or grandparent who is or was an enrolled tribal member. SVIE coordinates programs throughout the year for the entire community such as its holiday make and take, pow wow and activities at the longhouse during fair time. In the past these culture nights have been held to strengthen ties in our Native community and enroll new families. Questions may be directed to Mars Miller, Family Liaison Coordinator at millerm@monroe.wednet.edu or 425-359-8935. Additional information available by clicking here.

Below are links to some free and low-cost programs which we are aware of that are available for our district students and community members:

• All grades - Free/reduced meals
• All grades - Student families eligible and approved for the free/reduced meal program eligible for Snohomish County PUD discounts
• All grades - Washington 2-1-1
• All grades - Affordable Connectivity Program
• All grades - T-Mobile Project 10Million
• All grades - Clothes for Kids
• All grades - Hand in Hand
• K-9th graders - Operation School Bell
• 2nd graders – Swim for Life Second Grade Swim Program
• 4th graders - Every Kid Outdoors
• Children birth to age 5 - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library/Imagination Library Washington
• Students age 13-19 - TeenTix pass
• Youth - Youth ride transit for free
• Youth - Youth on Course golf program
• Senior citizens – Golden Kla Ha Ya Club

• 2023 Apprenticeship Career & Job Fair at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center - November 16
  
• BridgeWhiz for Youth
• Check Out Girls Lacrosse K-Grade 5 - October 28
  
• Check Out Girls Lacrosse Middle and High School - October 28
  
• Climb the Mountain Speech and Debate Programs for Students
• Cocoon House Connections Host Homes
• Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer Opportunity
• Cub Scout Pack 193 - 2023-2024 Calendar
• Everett Rowing Club Fall Registration Open
• FEVA Club Volleyball Tryouts - October 28
• Free Financial Literacy & Education Program for Youth - WorkSource and Workforce Snohomish Opportunities
• Girls Who Code at Fred Hutch
• Girl Scouts of Western Washington
• Let Me Run Seattle Hill Elementary - Fall 2023
• Let Me Run Willis Tucker Park - Fall 2023
• Nick of Time - Glacier Peak High School Screening Registration Flyer and Forms - November 1
• Nick of Time - Snohomish High School Screening Registration Flyer and Forms - November 1
• Reflections School of Dance
• Seattle Children's REACH Study - For Parents/Guardians of Kids with IBS
  
• Seattle Children's Chorus Registration
• SJAA Youth Basketball Registration
• Sno-Isle TECH Applications and Open House - November 4
• Snohomish Healing Project - Volunteers Needed
• Strategic Kids Chess at Cathcart Elementary
  
• Strategic Kids Chess at Riverview Elementary
  
• Taekwondo for Kids - October 2024
  
• TOP Soccer Volunteer Opportunities
• You Can't Take It With You - Glacier Peak High School Fall Production (November 10-11 and November 17-18)
  
• VFW Patriots Pen Essay Contest - October 31 Deadline
• VFW Teacher of the Year Applications - October 31 Deadline
• VFW Voice Of Democracy Essay Contest - October 31 Deadline
• VFW Youth Essay Contest - Grades 3-5 - October 31 Deadline

Fliers are typically posted on Tuesdays during the months of August through June. For additional flier program details and/or to complete a request for distribution, please click here.

• Snohomish School District
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu
• Phone - 360-563-7300
• AIM High School
• Website – www.sno.wednet.edu/aim
• Phone - 360-563-3400
• Glacier Peak High School
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/gphs
• Phone - 360-563-7500
• Snohomish High School
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/shs
• Phone - 360-563-4000
• Centennial Middle School
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/cms
• Phone - 360-563-4525
• Valley View Middle School
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/vvms
• Phone - 360-563-4225
• Cascade View Elementary
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/cascadeview
• Phone - 360-563-7000
• Cathcart Elementary
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/cathcart
• Phone - 360-563-7075
• Central Emerson Elementary (Central Campus)
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/centralemerson
• Phone - 360-563-4600
• Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus)
  
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/centralemerson
• Phone - 360-563-7150
• Dutch Hill Elementary
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/dutchhill
• Phone - 360-563-4450
• Little Cedars Elementary
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/littlecedars
• Phone - 360-563-2900
• Machias Elementary
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/machias
• Phone - 360-563-4825
• Riverview Elementary
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/riverview
• Phone - 360-563-4375
• Seattle Hill Elementary
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/seattlehill
• Phone - 360-563-4675
• Totem Falls Elementary
• Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/totemfalls
• Phone - 360-563-4750
• Parent Partnership Program
• Website – www.sno.wednet.edu/ppp
• Phone - 360-563-3423
• ECEAP
• Website – www.sno.wednet.edu/eceap
• Phone – 360-563-4641
• Snohomish Aquatic Center
• Website - www.snohomishaquatic.com
• Phone - 360-563-8030

The Snohomish School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator and ADA – Darryl Pernat, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-563-7285, darryl.pernat@sno.wednet.edu; Section 504 Coordinator and Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying – Shawn Stevenson, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-563-7282, shawn.stevenson@sno.wednet.edu.

To create an educational community that ignites a passion for learning where every student is known and empowered.

Email: communications@sno.wednet.edu
Website: www.sno.wednet.edu
Location: 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA, USA
Phone: 3605637300
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